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ArticleScientific reports2024

Zebrafish model for functional screening of flow-responsive genes controlling endothelial cell proliferation.

George Bowley, Sophie Irving, Imo Hoefer, Robert Wilkinson, Gerard Pasterkamp, Hazem M S Darwish, Stephen White, Sheila E Francis, Tim Chico, Emily Noel and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

George BowleySchool of Medicine and Population Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Sophie IrvingSchool of Medicine and Population Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Imo HoeferCentral Diagnostic Laboratory, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Robert WilkinsonFaculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Gerard PasterkampCentral Diagnostic Laboratory, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Hazem M S DarwishSchool of Medicine and Population Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Stephen WhiteFaculty of Medical Sciences, Biosciences Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Sheila E FrancisSchool of Medicine and Population Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Tim ChicoSchool of Medicine and Population Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Emily NoelSchool of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Jovana Serbanovic-CanicSchool of Medicine and Population Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Paul C EvansBiochemical Pharmacology,William Harvey Research Institute, Barts & The London Faculty of Medicine &Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK. paul.evans@qmul.ac.uk.

Funding

British Heart Foundation FS/18/6/33696British Heart Foundation NC/R001618/1National Centre for the Replacement Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research NC/R001618/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Local haemodynamics control arterial homeostasis and dysfunction by generating wall shear stress (WSS) which regulates endothelial cell (EC) physiology. Here we use a zebrafish model to identify genes that regulate EC proliferation in response to flow. Suppression of blood flow in zebrafish embryos (by targeting cardiac troponin) reduced EC proliferation in the intersegmental vessels (ISVs) compared to controls exposed to flow. The expression of candidate regulators of proliferation was analysed in EC isolated from zebrafish embryos by qRT-PCR. Genes shown to be expressed in EC were analysed for the ability to regulate proliferation in zebrafish vasculature exposed to flow or no-flow conditions using a knockdown approach. wnk1 negatively regulated proliferation in no-flow conditions, whereas fzd5, gsk3β, trpm7 and bmp2a promoted proliferation in EC exposed to flow. Immunofluorescent staining of mammalian arteries revealed that WNK1 is expressed at sites of low WSS in the murine aorta, and in EC overlying human atherosclerotic plaques. We conclude that WNK1 is expressed in EC at sites of low WSS and in diseased arteries and may influence vascular homeostasis by reducing EC proliferation.

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Cell ProliferationEndothelial CellsZebrafishAnimalsHumansMiceStress, MechanicalWNK Lysine-Deficient Protein Kinase 1Zebrafish ProteinsWNK Lysine-Deficient Protein Kinase 1Zebrafish ProteinsEndothelial cellsProliferationShear stressWNK1

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PMID39627337
PMCPMC11615307

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